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7791999

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-7-27
pubmed:abstractText
We report a case of transient mutism and persistent auditory agnosia due to two successive ischemic infarcts mainly involving the insular cortex on both hemispheres. During the 'mutic' period, which lasted about 1 month, the patient did not respond to any auditory stimuli and made no effort to communicate. On follow-up examinations, language competences had re-appeared almost intact, but a massive auditory agnosia for non-verbal sounds was observed. From close inspection of lesion site, as determined with brain resonance imaging, and from a study of auditory evoked potentials, it is concluded that bilateral insular damage was crucial to both expressive and receptive components of the syndrome. The role of the insula in verbal and non-verbal communication is discussed in the light of anatomical descriptions of the pattern of connectivity of the insular cortex.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0028-3932
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
33
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
327-39
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-11
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Mutism and auditory agnosia due to bilateral insular damage--role of the insula in human communication.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Marseilles, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports